- Many people need assistive devices to live better daily.
- Children and older people often cannot get help needed.
- In many countries access to devices is very low.
- People wait a long time before receiving devices needed.
- High costs and long travel make access hard today.
- Many people must pay themselves for assistive care services.
- Users say prosthetics and aids change their lives greatly.
- Experts ask governments to provide more help now quickly.
Difficult words
- device — small machine or tool for a specific usedevices
- access — ability to get or use something
- cost — money needed to buy or use somethingcosts
- receive — to get something that is givenreceiving
- aid — tool or help for people with needsaids
- government — group that leads and runs a countrygovernments
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Discussion questions
- Do you or someone you know use an assistive device?
- Have you waited a long time to get a device?
- Do you think governments should give more help now?
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